Shuttle winder clamp



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E DWAED L 0 Y0 Patented Feb. 27, 1951 -N T FICE SHUTTLE u 1N DEBLCILAMP .Edward FeSievert andV Lloyd. L. Sievert, zllubbard, .Iowa

Application June 4, 1948, Serial No. 31,178

2 Claims.

l vOur invention relates todevices for winding thread, yarn or the like upon a shuttle 4for a loom. More particularly, the invention relates to a device for hand-winding weaving material upon a shuttle and which includes a seat in combination with a hand-windingdevice, together 'with means for detachably 'clampingfa shuttle' tov-the winding device.

'With the 'foregoing in View, itlis an- 'object of our invention to provide anV improved device"-for vwindingweaving material'upon a shuttle .by hand.

A further obect is to provide a novel combination with a stool or the like of means supporting as-haft transverselyof 'the stool in verticallyspaced relation thereto, a crank formed on the shaft, a clamp carried by an opposite end of the shaft for clamping engagement with a shuttle whereby to rotate the same upon turning of the crank.

A further object is to provide an improved clamp for clamping a shuttle to a crankshaft for rotating the shuttle to wind weaving material thereon.

A further object is to provide a device as described hereinabove which is strong and sturdy in use and which is readily manufactured by unskilled labor from easily-available materials without necessitating the use of special tools.

Other objects and advantages reside in the particular structure of the invention, combination and arrangement of the several parts thereof, and will be readily understood by those skilled in the art upon reference to the attached drawing in connection with the following specification, wherein the invention is shown, described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure l is an elevational view showing a preferred form of the invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is a front view thereof looking from the left of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary enlarged vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line dof Figure 6;

Figure 5 is an enlarged front elevational view showing the clamp according to the invention apart from the rest of the structure, parts being broken away and parts being shown in broken lines;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary plan View of a portion 0f Figure 5.

Referring specifically to the drawing, wherein like reference characters have been used through- U2 out the several'fviews to designate like parts,-and referring at first to Figures l through 3, le designates generally a=su`itable seat-providing support suchas a stool which mayfcomprise a pair of rear legs I i and a front leg i2 connected together by' any suitable Vstretchers I3. The legs II and I2 sup-port on the upper ends thereof any suitable horizontally-disposed seat` I 4, the forward portion thereof being extended to rest atop kthe front leg I 2. Such forwardly-extended front-portion is of reduced configuration, as indicated at I5, to comprise a neck, the purpose of which will be apparentlater.

.Inthisconnectiom itshould be understood that tbe stoolv ii'may berof any suitable forrn'and/or congurationffas wefmakeJnoY claim tothe particular form of the stool apart from those portions directly cooperating with the shuttle, clamp and/or winding element, now to be described.

A vertically-disposed stem IE is fixed to the forward end of the neck I5 in any suitable manner, as by the strut Il. The upper end of the stem I6 has formed thereon transversely of the stool lo a tubular journal I8. The journal I8 has journaled therein a cross-shaft I 9, both ends of which extend laterally outwardly of the journal I8. One of such ends is formed to provide a hand crank 2li.

The opposite end of the shaft I9 has secured thereto in any suitable manner a clamp 2l adapted to slidably receive and clamp side member 22 of a typical shuttle 23. As best seen in Figures 4, 5 and 6, a preferred form of the clamp 2| comprises a web 26 along whose opposite sides are inwardly directed flanges 2li spaced from the adjacent side of the web 26 to provide facing channel jaws for slidably receiving the side edges of a side member 22 of a conventional shuttle 23. A central portion of the web 26 is provided with an oversized aperture 25 through which a threaded terminal 28 on the end of the shaft I9 can freely pass. A nut 2l which is soldered or welded to the side of the web opposite the flanges 24, is registered with the hole 25, and'threadedly engages the threaded terminal 2S. As is apparent from Figures 4 and 5the threaded terminal 28 is extensible through the hole 25 'in the web 2t to engage the side of the side member 22 of the shuttle 23 so as to force the opposite side of the member 22 into clamping engagement with the flanges 24.

Thus, with the shuttle 23 fixed to the clamp 2l as aforesaid, an operator for the device may seat himself upon the seat I4 and by yturning the crank rapidly wind weaving material upon the La shuttle 23. In this connection, and as shown in Figures 3 and 2, the reduced neck portion l5 provides clearance for rotation of the shuttle forwardly of the seat portion I4 of the stool I0.

While we have shown and described what is now thought to be a preferred embodiment of our invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of other forms and expressions. Consequently, we do not limit ourselves to the precise structure shown and described hereinabove except as hereinafter claimed.

We claim;

l. In a shuttle winder, a support, a shaft journalled on said support having a crank handle on one end and a threaded terminal on its other end, a shuttle clamp comprising a nut threaded on said threaded terminal, a web fixed on said nut and formed with a central hole freely passing about said threaded terminal, said web having anges along two opposite side edges thereof, said flanges being directed toward each other, said flanges with said web forming facing jaws for slidably receiving the opposite side edges of a shuttle side member therebetween with one side of the shuttle member engaging the flanges, said nut and web being rotatable relative to said shaft in a direction to project said threaded terminal through said web hole into forcible engagement with the side of the shuttle side member opposite that engaging said flanges, whereby the shuttle member is clamped between said threaded ter minal and said flanges..

2. In a shuttle Winder, a support, a shaft journalled on said support having a threaded terminal on one end, means on the opposite end of said shaft for rotating the Same, a nut threaded in said threaded terminal, a web fixed on the axially outward side of said nut and provided with a central hole to freely pass about said threaded terminal, flanges on opposite side edges of said web, said flanges being located at the side of said web remote from said nut and being directed toward each other to provide facing jaws for slidably receiving the opposite side edges of a shuttle side member, said nut and web being rotatable relative said shaft with a shuttle member in place in said jaws with one side thereof engaged with the flanges in a direction to forcibly engage said threaded terminal with the opposite side of the shuttle member so as to clamp said shuttle member between said threaded terminal and said flanges.

EDWARD F. SIEVERT.

LLOYD L. SIEVERT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 65,576 Jones June 11, 1867 482,932 Tourangeau Sept. 20, 1892 1,178,321 Keller Apr. 4, 1916 1,246,586 Gerald Nov. 13, 1917 1,448,619 Fasig Mar. 13, 1923 2,245,768 Gerrary June 17, 1941 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 239,760 Great Britain Sept. 17, 1925 

